What you'll learn at each session:
- Who is eligible for MRS services
- Pre-employment services
- Post-secondary services
- Employment services
Way Elementary School
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The K-12 half day of school originally scheduled for March 9, 2023 has been moved to April 21, 2023.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
4 to 6 p.m.
Booth Center (7273 Wing Lake Road)
![Scarecrow Design Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663868599/bloomfieldhills/higgurbo3rvxt62ba8zb/ScarecrowContestatBowersFallFest.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663868599/bloomfieldhills/higgurbo3rvxt62ba8zb/ScarecrowContestatBowersFallFest.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663868599/bloomfieldhills/higgurbo3rvxt62ba8zb/ScarecrowContestatBowersFallFest.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663868599/bloomfieldhills/higgurbo3rvxt62ba8zb/ScarecrowContestatBowersFallFest.png","width":940}])
BHS students, staff, families, and groups are encouraged to put their scarecrow-making abilities to the test.
The idea is simple: come up with a concept for a scarecrow, build it, and bring it to Bowers by October 11th.
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Join BHS Superintendent Patrick Watson for the Fall Guided Hike at the Nature Center on October 12, 2022, at 12:30 p.m.
This "slow hike" at Johnson Nature Center will allow guests to take in the beauty of the fall season.
![Family Connections]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663776887/bloomfieldhills/pwu8hpdp2elpqsqwlo8h/FamilyConnectionsSocialgraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663776887/bloomfieldhills/pwu8hpdp2elpqsqwlo8h/FamilyConnectionsSocialgraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663776887/bloomfieldhills/pwu8hpdp2elpqsqwlo8h/FamilyConnectionsSocialgraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663776887/bloomfieldhills/pwu8hpdp2elpqsqwlo8h/FamilyConnectionsSocialgraphic.png","width":1080}])
Family Connections is a district-wide initiative, coordinated by BHS Family Ambassadors, to provide opportunities for newly enrolled and international families to come together, meet new friends, and ask questions about the schools and area.
![BHS Curriculum Nights]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1663776235/bloomfieldhills/k8vl6zordmellyirdyb0/IMG_2659.jpg","width":2200}])
In addition to getting students more comfortable with their schedules, faculty also gave parents and families an overview of what their students would be encountering each day at school during Curriculum Nights.
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Dear Way Families,
Picture Day will take place on October 3, 2022 from 9:00 -12:00
![Detroit Lions Game Fundraiser]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662564757/bloomfieldhills/adnktlqrnp5qnzj3lvb7/BloomFieldHillsDistrictFundraiserInstagram.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1662564757/bloomfieldhills/adnktlqrnp5qnzj3lvb7/BloomFieldHillsDistrictFundraiserInstagram.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1662564757/bloomfieldhills/adnktlqrnp5qnzj3lvb7/BloomFieldHillsDistrictFundraiserInstagram.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662564757/bloomfieldhills/adnktlqrnp5qnzj3lvb7/BloomFieldHillsDistrictFundraiserInstagram.jpg","width":1000}])
Join the Bloomfield Hills Schools community at the Detroit Lions game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 2, 2022!
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Dear Way Families,
The Bloomfield Hills food service department is excited to announce
the continuation of our breakfast program in the 2022-23 school year!
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BHS will have its count day on October 6, 2022. It is very important for all students to be in attendance or officially excused on October 6, 2022.
![Bowers Farm Bourbon and Brews]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633025464/bloomfieldhills/obp6d8z6kprqxukdlvgz/FallFestival.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633025464/bloomfieldhills/obp6d8z6kprqxukdlvgz/FallFestival.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633025464/bloomfieldhills/obp6d8z6kprqxukdlvgz/FallFestival.jpg","width":740}])
Celebrate fall at Bowers School Farm in beautiful Bloomfield for outdoor fun surrounded by acres of rolling hills, woods, and historic barns at the Fall Festival on October 15 and 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.!
What Makes Our Elementary School Different?
Belief sets are at play in every school. Some refer to it as a vision, others to a mission. Setting aside outdated educational practices of the past, at Way Elementary we nurture a culture of thinking and compassion by embracing the Visible Thinking framework.
In This We Believe at Way Elementary
- Focusing students on the learning vs. the work
- Teaching for understanding vs. mere knowledge
- Encouraging deep vs. surface learning strategies
- Promoting independence vs. dependence
- Developing a growth vs. fixed mindset
Want to learn more about our elementary school? Please feel free to contact us for an appointment and tour.
Our job is not to make up anybody's mind, but to open minds and to make the agony of the decision making so intense you can escape only by thinking. - Fred Friendly
Kindergarten Orientation Video
A Window Into Way
Making Our Thinking Visible at Way — A Michigan Elementary School
It is often difficult to comprehend the extensive amount of thinking, learning, and understanding that is taking place inside your child’s classroom each and every day. A Window Into Way will provide you with snapshots of learning opportunities students are engaged in; experiences in which thinking is valued, visible and actively promoted. By making student’s thinking visible, we can better understand how our students are learning as well as their depth of understanding. Enjoy!
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Location
Way Elementary
765 West Long Lake Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Contact
Main: 248.341.7800
*Attendance: 248.341.7810
*(Includes early dismissals, late arrivals, absences and vacations)
Michelle Fiebke-Lang, Interim Principal
248.341.7800
mfiebke-lang@bloomfield.org
Cindy Antonis, Secretary
248.341.7800
CAntonis@bloomfield.org
Jenny Rossi
Visible Thinking Coordinator
248.341.6639
JRossi@bloomfield.org
Building Hours
| Class | 9:05 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Half Days | Dismissal at 12:25 p.m. |
| Latchkey |
7 to 9 a.m. 4 to 5:30 p.m. |
| Office | 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
